Police seek two suspects over attempted arson attack on London synagogue

Met says overnight incident in Finchley is being treated as antisemitic hate crime

Police are seeking two suspects believed to be behind an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London.

The Met said two people “wearing dark clothing and balaclavas” approached Finchley Reform Synagogue just after midnight on Wednesday and threw a brick and two bottles suspected to contain petrol at the building.